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The former location of Kroger and Harris Teeter grocery store on Jonestown Road in Winston-Salem has been transformed. Universal Storage Solutions has transformed the former 53,000-square-foot Harris Teeter grocery space into a first-class,...

In photo: A view of the kitchen in one of the units. Photo by Chanel Davis A local nonprofit is putting the finishing touches on a project it’s been working on for quite some time. Homes 4 Our Heroes, a permanent housing project for homeless...

(Melissa Harris-Perry during a WFU campus visit in 2012.) Melissa Harris-Perry, Wake Forest University politics professor and MSNBC television host, has been appointed executive director of the Pro Humanitate Institute, which brings many of the...

(pictured above: Dr. Walter Bumphus speaks.) Born into a family of 10 children with parents who didn’t finish high school, Dr. Walter Bumphus, president and CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges, epitomizes the mantra he...

(Above: Photo by Kenneth Branson, Mastermind Productions Jason Jowers is presented with the award by Shirley Arlington of the North Carolina Principals/Assistant Principals Association and Hillside Principal William Logan.) A Winston-Salem...

(pictured above: Konnoak students line up to say goodbye to Denise McCoy.) By Kim Underwood Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Friday, Dec. 19 was Denise McCoy’s last official day with her school family at Konnoak Elementary School. On...

(pictured above: Mayor Bill Bell speaks before members of the Durham City Council.) Durham Mayor Bill Bell, who graduated from Atkins High School and spent much of his young life in Winston-Salem, will be an honoree at the Greater Black Durham...

The Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — The slate of laws taking effect in North Carolina with the new year includes lower taxes for corporations and individuals. Scores of new laws or significant tweaks approved by state lawmakers take effect on...

(pictured above: Judge Frye with his wife, Shirley.) More than 100 alumni, community members, students and faculty gathered in the UNC School of Law Graham Kenan Courtroom last month to view the unveiling of a portrait of the Honorable Henry E....

Salem Academy and College announced last week that it would officially launch a $60 million campaign in February 2015. The campaign will focus on four critical areas: capital and technological infrastructures, support for faculty and for...

Photo by Chanel Davis Students pose with school and State Farms officials and others. Simon G. Atkins Academic and Technology High School is $25,000 richer. State Farm Insurance officials presented the check last week and congratulated Atkins...

Jo Ann Jenkins, chief executive officer of AARP, will give the address at N.C. A&T State University’s Saturday, Dec. 13 Fall Commencement. The ceremony will start at 8:30 a.m. at the Greensboro Coliseum. More than 800 students will receive...

The Winston-Salem Black Chamber of Commerce is participating in the nationwide effort to get consumers to “Shop Small” by sponsoring a local business shopping tour on Saturday, Nov. 29. The Black Chamber has reserved a 32-passenger bus for the...

(pictured above: Wanda Starke speaks at The Women’s Fund of Winston-Salem’s 2013 luncheon.) The Women’s Fund of Winston-Salem will celebrate nine years of improving the lives of women and girls in Forsyth County at its annual luncheon on...

Wake Forest has named Mur Muchane Associate Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer (CIO). He will assume his duties in January. Muchane, who currently serves as CIO and Executive Director of Information...